This is a modern unit which was reported on by the 2011 census. Most of our historical statistics were originally gathered for units with quite different boundaries. To give you a clear picture of long-run change, we have used our detailed information on boundaries and population distribution to redistrict the historical statistics to the modern units. More details here.

Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)

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• Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 858,354 in 1801 to 5,283,733 in 2011.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 4.24 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 16.55 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 167.99 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 4.8 in 2011.
• Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 47.53 per cent of all workers worked in manufacturing, but in 2011 this had fallen to 11.23 per cent.
• Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 14. per cent in 1991, and the lowest was 1.23 in 1961.
• Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 1.73 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 23.3 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
• Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 15.6 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 19.04 per cent.
• Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 26.34 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .76 per cent.

We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTH YORKSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH YORKSHIRE Met.C	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST YORKSHIRE Met.C	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BARNSLEY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BRADFORD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CALDERDALE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CRAVEN	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DONCASTER	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HAMBLETON	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HARROGATE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
KINGSTON UPON HULL UA/City	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
KIRKLEES	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LEEDS	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RICHMONDSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ROTHERHAM	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RYEDALE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SCARBOROUGH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SELBY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SHEFFIELD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WAKEFIELD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
YORK UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)